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ℛℯ𝒶𝒹𝒾𝓃ℊ 𝓇𝒾ℊ𝒽𝓉 𝓃ℴ𝓌--
Utopia for Realists
by Rutger Bregman

In a zeitgeist shaped by AI, rekindling the
creative commons
is an act of resistance
against neoliberalism
and the unwriting of history.

ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴsᴜᴍᴘᴛɪᴏɴ.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇺🇦🇲🇽🇸🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✊🏾
Wow. A person’s gotta be some kinda insecure lil mug not to love this guy.

Love the stranger among us bc we are them and they are us.

Just wow.

youtube.com/watch?v=uoU9...
Welcome The Stranger
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:52 AM
British Museum erasing Palestine references after Israel lobby sticks their nose in it. Shame, shame, shame.

youtube.com/post/UgkxFs9...
Post from TRT World - YouTube
The British Museum has removed the name “Palestine” and related references from its ancient Middle East displays and maps, saying the term does not reflect t...
youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:06 AM
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This Is Definitely His Legacy….
February 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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Trump: I have nothing to hide. I have been exonerated. I have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. I have been totally exonerated on Epstein.
February 17, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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It’s President’s Day and we have nobody to honor. 🇺🇸
February 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Does that seem fair to you?
February 16, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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Mark Warner, vice chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on elections: In the past, we’ve mostly seen foreign interference — my bigger fear now is domestic interference, some of that potentially originating inside the administration.
February 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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BREAKING: Donald Trump has reportedly been fuming all weekend over how everyone keeps calling his administration the “Epstein Administration.”
February 15, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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Reuters: New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
February 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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Child detained by ICE: Since I got to the center, all you will feel is sadness and depression. All kids are being damaged mentally. They don't have schools or doctors. Serious situations happen, and there are no consequences.
February 17, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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Lobbyists with ties to Trump control the Justice Department through their sock puppets. These lobbyists get millions from monopolist corporations in return for delivering sweetheart settlements and merger green lights. buff.ly/yR1mm7P
Real Talk About Lobbyists Buying the Justice Department
There’s a simple narrative about the ouster of Antitrust Division chief Gail Slater. Big money wanted her out, and she’s out.
buff.ly
February 16, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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February 16, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence

These are the foundations of real freedom.
February 16, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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That's not the way it works. Again, it's a political move with midterms not based on any sort of financial or legal reality.

#propertytaxes
February 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."

—FDR, 1937
February 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I’m not an economist (at all🥴), but keeping inflation rates abnormally low, like Milei is doing, is what drumpf is trying to do. It was his primary beef with Jerome Powell, the Fed chair. Can somebody tell me America won’t follow Argentina into this economic morass?

aje.news/5nj8l2
In Argentina, locals are taking loans to buy food
Argentinians are taking on loans, selling their belongings, and living on credit cards to pay for basics including food.
aje.news
February 17, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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Yeah sure Storm the Capital, Change Laws of the Constitution, force Americans to get and pay for unobtainable requirements to vote..to weed out the (avg) of 4 illegal immigrant votes per Election
February 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Floating river-cleaner garden in Chicago!

This is super cool.

youtube.com/shorts/8M7sF...
How Floating Gardens Are Cleaning Rivers in Chicago!
YouTube video by Sam Bentley
youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:21 PM
China’s BYD sales overtake Ford for first time in history.

And so it begins?

Headline is 4 days old and I’m not seeing much coverage from US media on this.

electrek.co/2026/02/12/f...
February 16, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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from the perspective of someone who might want to be president, the best time to run for the white house is now, not later. so if AOC is thinking about it — if the white house is her ambition — then her best bet is to throw her hat in the ring
You Know What? Maybe the Time Is Right for an AOC Presidential Bid
She’s only 36, and there’s a good argument that she should run for Senate and bide her time. But she also could be a formidable White House candidate.
newrepublic.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Mob boss politics

This moment is decidedly not democracy in action. Love this show and 25 years later, I’m seeing things without the rose-colored glasses. It’s a different look. 👀

The West Wing | S1:E4,
starting at 17:09.
February 16, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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This madman must be removed from office.
February 15, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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"I’m not going to demonize or marginalize a million of my fellow citizens when they’ve got legitimate grievances (Regarding Separation)"

🟢 Agree: 59%
⚫️ Disagree: 41%

Read it free: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/canadians-...
Canadians Call It Treason as Alberta Separatists Face National Backlash
A clear majority agree that turning to the U.S. for assistance in separation is inappropriate
canadianpolling.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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IS THIS WHAT 2ndAMENDMENT MEANS?more then398.5million guns inU.S.more guns than people. Everyday,125people are killed from guns each day12 children die and 32are shot.4.6Million live in a home,with 1gun,kept loaded andUNLOCKED.We have more gun dealers than McDonald's.Strong STATE Laws like MA. Help!
February 15, 2026 at 1:52 AM